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INRIX, a leader in transportation analytics and connected car services, released its annual Global Traffic Scorecard. This year’s report details the gradual establishment of a ‘new normal’ four years after COVID-19 made a lasting impact on when, where, and how people move, including new travel trends in Portland.
Key Findings – Portland
- The average American driver lost 42 hours due to congestion in 2023 (4-hour increase from 2022), costing $733 in wasted time. The average driver in Portland lost 39 hours due to congestion in 2023 (6-hour increase from 2022), costing $679 in wasted time.
- Portland ranked 19th in the U.S. on the 2023 Global Traffic Scorecard.
- Traffic in Portland is still 8% lower than it was pre-COVID.
- The average vehicle speed on a downtown trip in Portland was 15 MPH.
- Q1 of 2024 has seen a -2% decrease in Atlanta congestion compared to Q1 of 2023.
- Portland’s I-5 Northbound from I-405 from to the Washington State Border was the 15th most congested corridor in the United States, with drivers losing 61 hours due to traffic on that corridor alone.
- A 23% increase in mid-day trips compared to pre-COVID in the United States suggests the rise of a new “midday rush hour”, with almost as many trips being made nationwide at 12:00 PM as there are at 5:00 PM.
- Across the United States, the hours of 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM each saw a higher volume of trips than 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, indicating that the traditional American ‘9-to-5’ has pivoted to ‘10-to-4.’
Source: Inrix